NCRF Coastal Resilience Projects – Baltimore

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Three National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF) coastal resilience grants will go towards improvements around the Baltimore waterfront. Smith Cove Environmental Justice Project Grantee: South Baltimore Gateway PartnershipGrant Amount: ………………………………….$1,294,500Matching Funds: ………………………………..$1,232,800Total Project Amount: …………………………..$2,527,300 The project will develop final designs … Continued

Francis Scott Key Memorial Buoy (2020)

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In late June, crewmembers of Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin deployed the Francis Scott Key memorial buoy on the Patapsco River. The specially designed star-spangled buoy marks the approximate location where Francis Scott Key wrote The country’s National Anthem while … Continued

2020 Baltimore Harbor Construction – Maintenance Projects

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Throughout 2020, an array of marine infrastructure projects will be in progress in Baltimore Harbor and nearby waterways. Improvements include aerial electric power transmission line construction, channel dredging, and other projects. Patapsco River Power Transmission Line Construction On the Patapsco … Continued

Gwynns Falls Trash Wheel

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A fourth trash wheel will join Mr. Trash Wheel, Professor Trash Wheel, and Captain Trash Wheel by the spring of 2020, according to the Waterfront Partnership’s Healthy Harbor Initiative. The fourth semi-autonomous googly-eyed trash interceptor will be located at the … Continued